History
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As a fighter and a peace broker, an Indian played a memorable role in Indonesia’s freedom struggle
Anu Kumar
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History of Hyderabad: How state support for education gave India its first vernacular university
Dinesh C Sharma
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‘The Golden Road’ by William Dalrymple: An information-rich narration of knowledge in ancient India
Shakir Mir
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Hot, dusty and tiring: A young American dancer’s impressions of 1920s India
Ajay Kamalakaran
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Hindi nonfiction: An excerpt from ‘Score Kya Hua?’ by Praveen Kumar Jha
Praveen Kumar Jha
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The British writer who found inspiration in India and the Great Game
Anu Kumar
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Translated Hindi nonfiction: ‘Bhartiya Rashtriya Aandolan Aur Rashtravad’, by Irfan Habib
Irfan Habib Ramesh Rawat
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For young adults: How Junagadh, other princely states were persuaded to join India post-independence
Mallika Ravikumar
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A Colombo-born thinker played a key role in making Indian freedom a cause celebre on US campuses
Ajay Kamalakaran
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Art history: What was the work of the Madras Progressive Painters’ Association like?
Bina Sarkar Ellias
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An American journalist’s friendship with Mahatma Gandhi gave India a megaphone around the world
Ajay Kamalakaran
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How the Indian upper castes (and the Portuguese) exploited the tribals of Dadra and Nagar Haveli
Neelesh Kulkarni
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This book examines India’s initial stand on Kashmir at the United Nations
Aman Hingorani
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At a time when Americans held odd ideas about India, a poet set the record straight
Ajay Kamalakaran
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Meet Begum Qudsia Aizaz Rasul, the only Muslim woman among those who drafted the Indian Constitution
Angellica Aribam Akash Satyawali
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A painting of Akbar in a drunken brawl is a history lesson in manliness and kingship
Kamayani Sharma
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Bangladesh: In the burning of the Bangabandhu Museum, embers of a multilayered history
Naeem Mohaiemen
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A new book reconstructs the history of the Indian peoples from where it really began: Africa
Alan Machado
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How gender worked in Indian religious communities from early British rule till the late 20th century
Tanika Sarkar
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‘The Lion and the Lily’: Ira Mukhoty’s new book on Awadh history resurrects Nawab Begum, Bahu Begum
Rana Safvi